as in connects
to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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For members of the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network, a coalition of nonprofits that operates a hotline for reports of ICE activity and connects residents with legal and community support, the risk is not theoretical.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Disneyland's monorail is a historic transportation system that connects the park.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sunny skies by day often bring clear nightscapes after dark, so soak up the starry splendor on the Tucson Astro Trail, which links 12 area observatories and dark-sky parks.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
4 Jan. 2026
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The route links the campus to downtown stops near the Capitol.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Aussie newcomer Yerin Ha is the juggernaut's new leading lady—a strong yet soft pragmatist whose quiet charisma hooks Benedict, the ton, and, soon enough, audiences everywhere.—
InStyle,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Start with your transformation story that hooks from line one.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Acuña joins a promising group of young position players that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The new device combines this century-old turbine concept with modern triboelectric materials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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No other hotel combines the storied grandeur, the stylish Art Deco decor, the roster of legendary visitors, and that afternoon tea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to researchers, the design integrates mechanical innovation with algorithmic planning, selecting finger length, placement, and roles to satisfy both grasping and crawling requirements.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nutanix now integrates with Pure Storage's FlashArray and Dell's PowerFlex storage platforms, allowing its cloud operating system to manage virtualized workloads while enterprise storage systems handle data persistence and capacity scaling independently.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The trade deadline This all dovetails into a larger trade deadline conversation.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Juanjo Pereira’s film dovetails with another of my favorite documentaries of the year, Norita, directed by Jayson McNamara and Andrea Carbonatto Tortonese.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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The resort fuses family-friendly with a big focus on wellness and outdoorsy living, and first-rate gastronomy with top-name chefs.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The film fuses blues music, gothic horror, nonlinear storytelling and themes of racial oppression into the story of identical twin brothers — Smoke and Stack — who return to their Mississippi hometown to bring music and culture to their local Black community.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Interlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocks. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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